Manufacturer insight - Page 25

By the end of the year, BYD expects to have a UK network of 27 franchised dealerships, rising to a final figure of around 100 by the end of 2024.

Trade tariffs imposed by Europe will need to be harsh in order to arrest the future dominance of Chinese electric vehicles (EV) in its home market, according to one industry expert.

Carmakers are facing fines of more than £600m, if new Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) mandate rules, for selling non-electric cars and vans, go ahead.

The European Commission is to investigate whether to impose punitive tariffs to protect European Union vehicle producers against cheaper Chinese electric vehicle (EV) imports.

BMW has confirmed it is to invest hundreds of millions of pounds to prepare its Mini factory at Cowley and Swindon to build next generation Mini models from 2026.

Ellesmere Port has become the UK’s first EV-only manufacturing plant and the first Stellantis plant globally dedicated to electric vehicles, following a £100 million investment to transform the plant for EV production.

Volkswagen Group is planning to ditch its Seat and ID car brands, possibly this decade, as it refocuses consumers on its more popular nameplates VW Golf, Golf GTI and Tiguan.

The UK's network of Polestar car showrooms is set to expand before the year-end, as the electric car manufacturer works on doubling the sales volume it achieved last year.

Data for the August new car market shows that Tesla was the ninth most in-demand car brand, ahead of the likes of Mercedes-Benz, Peugeot, MG Motor and Volvo.

Following other countries' lead and giving vehicle manufacturers with UK production plants a financial helping hand to make their EVs affordable to more drivers makes sense, argues AM's regular columnist Professor Jim Saker, emeritus professor of Loughborough University's business school and president of the Institute of the Motor Industry. But he's not holding his breath waiting for it to happen.

Production of the popular Volkswagen T-Roc new car is set to be paused due to component supply issues caused by heavy flooding in Slovenia, just days after Toyota was hit by its own production issues.

Two in every five (39.5%) cars made in the UK are now either high-tech hybrid electric (HEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV) or battery electric vehicles (BEVs), according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

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Ford’s managing director Lisa Brankin has taken on the additional role of chairing its UK operations.

Omoda, a car brand from China's automotive giant Chery, has its sights set on 15,000 UK sales of the Omoda 5 next year after it launches here at the end of 2023.

Munro Vehicles’ first all-electric 4x4s has entered production - the first light vehicle to be made in Scotland in over four decades.

Most franchised car dealers expect Chinese brands to secure a significant share of the UK’s new car market within the next five years, according to research by online marketplace carwow.

Lexus dealers will open their order books in October for the smallest car the prestige brand has ever offered UK drivers, the LBX compact SUV.

Toyota has unveiled an all-new Land Cruiser that adopts a rugged new look to emphasise its durability and off-road capability.

Volvo Cars UK has stopped taking orders for its S60, V60 and V90 models as it becomes an SUV-only brand.

Lotus Cars has opened a new first-of-its-kind brand store opposite the Ritz hotel, at the heart of London’s prestigious Mayfair district.

Tesla and MG have led new car growth across Europe in the first half of 2023, according to the latest data compiled by JATO.

UK car production is building momentum with an increase of 11.7% in the first half of the year to 450,168 units, according to the latest figures from the SMMT.

Mercedes-Benz Cars UK has appointed Sally Dennis as sales director to help lead the brand's continued transition to the agency model.

Toyota Lexus, which have offered hybrid petrol-electric powertrains since the 1990s and were among the first to move away from diesel last decade, face a "very difficult" short-term challenge in the UK Government's proposed zero emissions vehicle (ZEV) mandate.